Record album. The sixth to be released by Bob Marley and the Wailers on Island Records.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Burnin
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Basing Street Studios
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer finished the albums 'Catch a Fire' and '...
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Sidney Bechet
Saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. Born in New Orleans. He was an outstanding clarinetist in his teens and toured Europe with Will Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra. In London he was imprisone...
1 memorial
Jah Spirit
We are confused. Every other entry on the Hackney plaque is the name of an individual who has died. For 'Jah Spirit' all we can find is a group with 5 members, formed in 1984 and, 2023, still perfo...
1 memorial
Gene Rondo
Winston Lara, better known by his stage name Gene Rondo, was a Jamaican reggae singer. After first recording as part of the duo Gene & Roy in Jamaica, he relocated to London where he continued ...
1 memorial
Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for satchel mouth). Brought up in extreme poverty, his musical career started when he learned to play the cornet. He went on to...
1 memorial
Thomas Attwood
Composer and organist at St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal. Sponsored by the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) to study in Naples and in Vienna with Mozart. Died at home where the plaqu...
1 memorial
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The Chase - street party - birthday
SW4, The Chase
The birthday was on Saturday 11 June, so we take the date on the plaque to refer to the party.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
King Henry I
King of England 1100 - 1135. Fourth son of William the Conqueror, possibly born in Yorkshire. Father to Empress Matilda / Empress Maud. Died in Normandy which he had conquered in 1106.
2 memorials
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